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Alangium chinense

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Alangium chinense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Alangium
Species:
A. chinense
Binomial name
Alangium chinense
Synonyms[3][2]
List
  • Alangium chinense var. vulgare Merr.
  • Karangolum chinense (Lour.) Kuntze
  • Marlea chinensis (Lour.) Druce
  • Stylidium chinense Lour.
  • Stylis chinensis (Lour.) Poir.
  • Alangium begoniifolium (Roxb.) Baill.
  • Alangium begoniifolium subsp. eubegoniifolium Wangerin
  • Alangium chinense subsp. pauciflorum W.P.Fang
  • Alangium chinense var. pauciflorum W.P.Fang ex Y.C.Ho
  • Alangium chinense subsp. strigosum W.P.Fang
  • Alangium chinense var. taiwanianum (Masam.) Koidz.
  • Alangium chinense subsp. triangulare (Wangerin) W.P.Fang
  • Alangium cordifolium Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Alangium kenyense Chiov.
  • Alangium octopetalum Hanes ex Blanco
  • Alangium platanifolium f. triangulare Wangerin
  • Alangium taiwanianum Masam.
  • Marlea affinis Decne.
  • Marlea begoniifolia Roxb.
  • Marlea virgata Zoll.
  • Stelanthes solitarius Stokes
  • Stylidium bauthas Lour. ex B.A.Gomes
  • Guettarda jasminiflora Blanco
  • Stylidium begoniifolium (Roxb.) Voigt
  • Styrax rossamalus Reinw. ex Steud.

Alangium chinense is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae.[3][4] It has the Chinese name (Chinese: 八角枫; pinyin: bā jiǎo fēng).[5]

Traditional uses

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It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.[6] In Hunan herbal medicine it is used for snake bites, circulation, contraception, hemostasis, numbness, poison, rheumatism, and wounds.[7]

Other uses

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Oil extracted from the seed of the plant can be used to light lamps.[8]

Distribution

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It is native to Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea islands, Himalaya, India, Java, Kenya, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, the Philippines, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2024). "Alangium chinense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T150284358A250196657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T150284358A250196657.en. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Alangium chinense". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Alangium chinense". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  6. ^ "Alangium chinense - Plants For A Future database report". Plants for a Future. June 2004. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  7. ^ "Ethnobotany Query". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  8. ^ Manandhar, Narayan (2002). Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press. Oregon. ISBN 0-88192-527-6.
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